Major General Paween Pongsirin says his investigations into human trafficking implicated senior figures in police and military and he now fears for his life Thailand’s most senior police investigator into human trafficking is seeking political asylum in Australia,saying he fears for his life because influential figures in the Thai government, military and police are implicated in trafficking and want him killed.
Major General Paween Pongsirin arrived in Melbourne a few days ago on a tourist visa and has now told the Australian Broadcasting Corporations 7.30 program and Guardian Australia he plans to seek asylum.
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Source: theguardian.com